the guys are telling you the truth . your coin is just a damaged coin , the round spot on and beside the R is from something like maybe glue has...
glob of glue mostlikely
IMO anything that can be found inside of the memorial building would be so small it would not be worth keeping. The only thing I can think of that...
Not all slabbed coins are what the TPO's say they are. Just because a coin is in a plastic slab don't make it real . Plus IMO some error evperts...
hey guys I thought Longacre doubling was also a form of mechanical doubling. I knew right away it was Longacre doubling named after Mr. Longacre...
AlexMoore got it right , this is a die clash. It probably was once a major clash and the mint workers ground and polished the die. This is...
you are right it shows doubling , there are many worthless forms of doubling on coins and this is one of them. only the type of doubling that is...
looks like something dried on the coin , could be about anything .
I thought you may be interested in learning about error coins. what I told you about the damaged area on your cent coins is the truth. a reeded...
they all have the dreaded copper plating problems. when the super thin copper plating gets a scratch or gouge in it enough to expose the zinc core...
Your coin looks like it has a glob of glue on the obverse side with paper fragments on top the glue. if this is the case and I believe it is the...
this looks like one of the imaginary 1909 S mintmarks that the little lady used to sell on Ebay. I had a time with her trying to tell her better...
if you could find some of the 2005 DDR coins in mint condition they may be worth keeping. if I'm remembering right there are a few different ones...
some folks tried to sell these on Ebay right after they were discovered in 2005 . they never did sell very well so I suppose it's like non cents...
be careful or you may get lost in the bays on these cent coins.
the P looks much better in your last photo . congrats on a awesome find .
Now that's the right attitude . Sooner or later something good will come your way and the more you learn the better chance you will recognise what...
a couple close ups of the P would be nice if it is not too much trouble for you , I would like to see what it looks like. a dropped letter can't...
Mike you forgot to mention the dropped letter P on the reverse side. this IMO is worth more than the offset doublestrike. dropped letter coins are...
non cents I have seen junk like this sell on Ebay and I believe the sellers think they actually have a valuable error. there is one coin that has...
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